I hadn't done any fantasy manipulations in a while so when I had opportunity to work with Millia (she's really into costumes, I mean she's really into costumes), I decided it was time to do something a little creative.
Ivan (a photographer friend of mine) and I took Millia and her husband out to a local wilderness park (that's right...a wilderness park in the middle of suburban LA...miles of creek, oak trees, equestrian and bike trails). We brought along a couple of speedlites, a propane powered torch (I made it for a movie I was doing F/X on) and my magic "Orb" light.
As the sun started to go down, the frog and crickets came out. We stumble around with flashlights in the darkness under the trees. We started playing around with light and the environment. We all had fun for a while.
I knew that what I was capturing in the camera was only the beginning. Once I got the images in the computer, I started to see the rest of the image. a couple of hours later, this is was what came out.
